Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
- The total population UNHCR protects and/or assists in Asia and the Pacific remains at 14.3M by mid-2023, the highest number on record according to available data.
- This is a 65% increase compared to end-2014 figure from almost a decade ago.
- 6% increase in the total number of forcibly displaced people compared to end-2022
- Refugees (including people in refugee-like situation) and asylum-seekers increased by 5% from 7M to 7.4M
- IDPs increased to 5.3M, a 7% increase from 5M at end-2022

14.3 million people UNHCR protects and/or assists in Asia-Pacific
12.7 million are forcibly displaced in the region, including refugees, people in refugee-like situations, asylum-seekers and IDPs
During the first half of 2023, some 6,300 refugees returned to their country of origin in the region, including some 6,100 Afghans and some 240 Sri Lankans.
During the first half of 2023, some 175,000 IDPs returned mainly in Myanmar (89,400) and the Philippines (82,900).
The newly displaced IDPs during the first half of 2023 were in Myanmar (443,000) and the Philippines (80,000).
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